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You’d Be Absolutely Crazy Not To Have A Business Blog

by Russell 18 June 2009

Recharge Your Business with a Blog

Recharge your business with a blogWhy? Well, there are simply so many benefits. If you want more visitors to your site then the addition of a blog really helps.

A Blog Improves the Search Engine Ranking of Your Site

The search engines like web sites that are updated regularly. Your blog is updated whenever you post an article, and also whenever anyone comments on your blog.

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Why I Joined Stompernet – Plus a Free SEO Course

by Elizabeth 17 June 2009

What Is Stompernet and Why Did I Join?

Seven Deadly SEO MistakesBoth Russell and myself are members of Stompernet. But in late summer 2007 I’d never heard of Stomping.

I’d had a career in programming and systems design since the mid 1980s but had since In 2001 decided to leave my job, and go it alone. I’d started to create web sites for private clients.

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Blog at Subdomain or Subfolder?

by Russell 11 June 2009

Should I host my blog at a subdomain or a subfolder?

If the blog’s subject matter is the same as that of the main site, it’s actually preferable to use a sub-folder.

But if the blog is essentially separate from the main site, and deals with different content, a sub-domain is good. Because your blog will still count in some way towards your main site, but cannot sully it with mixed messages about theme.

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How To Make Your Blog Appear on the Same Domain as Your Main Site, When It Isn’t.

by Russell 4 June 2009

Using a Blog to Improve Traffic and Search Engine Rankings

Adding a blog to an existing business web site can be a great way to achieve search engine positioning for long tail keywords, and increase quality traffic to your site overall. After all, business web sites can become quite static – but a blog with frequent postings makes it a more attractive proposition to both human readers and search engines.

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Free Quality SEO Training? Well Almost!

by Elizabeth 4 June 2009

Too Good To Be True? No Way!

Sometimes you hear about online training or services that are just too good to be true.

The proliferation of get rich quick schemes that cost a fortune and get you nowhere. Or the truly useless SEO and web design advice that doesn’t teach you anything new at all.

Stompernet training isn’t what you’ve probably been used to. They are a quality organisation with academic overtones.

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Blog Vs Website – Or Do I Need Both?

by Russell 1 June 2009

What’s the difference between a web site and a blog?

But Wordpress can be used in conjunction with e-commerce plugins or third party tools to allow you to run a simple shop right on your blog. Or you can use blogging software plus a more sophistictaed e-commerce solution together for larger shops.

Essentially, using blogging software such as Wordpress gives you huge benefits – all you need to do is figure out how the blog can be best used.

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